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DREAM THEATER Guitarist To Hold Master Class and Clinic In Raleigh
The Raleigh Music Academy will be hosting DREAM THEATER guitarist John Petrucci for a master class and clinic on October 9, 2004. Class size is very limited so registration is on a first-come, first-served basis. Participants can register for the master class, the evening clinic, or both. When the e...September 16, 2004
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JOHNNY RAMONE Dies At 55
Johnny Ramone, guitarist and co-founder of the seminal punk band THE RAMONES, has died at the age of 55. Ramone, who had been fighting a five-year battle with prostate cancer, died in his sleep Wednesday afternoon (Sept. 15) at his Los Angeles home surrounded by friends and family, said the band's l...September 16, 2004
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PEARL JAM Impersonator Arrested In Denver
TheDenverChannel.com is reporting that a man who claimed to be a guitarist for PEARL JAM was arrested in Denver Wednesday after a suspicious fan found a story about the scam on TheDenverChannel.com. The man's undoing started Wednesday when he walked into the Wells Fargo in Cherry Creek North, saying...September 15, 2004
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DEF LEPPARD Singer Gets Married
DEF LEPPARD frontman Joe Elliott married fiancée Kristine at Kinnitty Castle in County Offaly, Ireland on September 1, according to a posting on the group's official web site. "The two-day event (which was described by Joe as 'the mother of all parties') was attended mostly by family and close frien...September 10, 2004
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CAMP FREDDY Play NASCAR Event: Photos Available
CAMP FREDDY, the Los Angeles-based "jam" band featuring JANE'S ADDICTION guitarist Dave Navarro, former THE CULT touring bassist Billy Morrison (on guitar),ex-JANE'S ADDICTION drummer Stephen Perkins, and vocalist Donovan Leitch (the son of 1960s U.K. folk-rock icon Donovan),played a NASCAR event...September 10, 2004
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PRIMUS' LES CLAYPOOL To Appear On LYNYRD SKYNYRD Tribute Album
Les Claypool (PRIMUS) and GOV'T MULE are among the artists paying homage to to one of America's greatest rock bands on "Under The Influence - A Jam Band Tribute to Lynyrd Skynyrd", out October 5 via Sanctuary Records. For the special 11-song disc, Sanctuary recruited some of the top names in guitar-...September 10, 2004
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GODSMACK Drummer Rejects ALICE IN CHAINS Comparisons
GODSMACK drummer Shannon Larkin recently spoke to the Reno Gazette-Journal about the group's current tour with METALLICA and the mainstream media's refusal to give the band their fair due. Several excerpts from the interview follow: Reno Gazette-Journal: I read that GODSMACK has had the best respons...September 10, 2004
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DEF LEPPARD: 'Best Of' CD Details Revealed
More information has been released regarding the upcoming DEF LEPPARD compilation album, "Best of Def Leppard", due in October via Island/Def Jam and Universal/Mercury. Described as "an updated 'replacement' version" of the band's previous greatest-hits compilation, "Vault" (1995),the new collectio...September 9, 2004
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Former BLAZE Bassist ROB NAYLOR Speaks Out
BLAZE fan site BlazeFans.com has posted a brand-new interview with the group's former bassist, Rob Naylor. Several excerpts from the interview follow: BlazeFans.com: You have mentioned that you are learning to fly planes — can you tell us more about this? What got you interested? Rob Naylor: "I've b...September 9, 2004
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SOULFLY Frontman Says The Group's Live Show Contains Plenty Of Diversity
In a recent interview with the link textCleveland Free Times, SOULFLY mainman Max Cavalera was asked if people who love the diversity of the group's albums are disappointed not to find it during the band's more "straightforward metal" live performances. "Some of the stuff I play in the albums — they...September 8, 2004
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Heavy Metal Musicians Speak Out On Rising Anti-American Sentiment Around The World
Norway's Imhotep 'zine recently asked more than 60 heavy metal and hard rock musicians to answer the following question regarding the current political situation in the world: What's your opinion on the rising tide of the anti-American sentiment around the world and to what would you attribute this?...September 7, 2004
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RAMONES Book-Signing Session Scheduled For This Weekend
The authors of "On the Road with the Ramones" — Monte A. Melnick (RAMONES Tour Manager) and Frank Meyer (THE STREETWALKIN' CHEETAHS, SWEET JUSTICE) — will be appearing at Tower Records on Sunset Blvd. in Hollywood on Saturday, Sept. 11 for a book signing. Melnick and Meyer will be joined at the sign...September 7, 2004
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DEF LEPPARD: Upcoming 'Best Of' Collection To Include New Cover Song, DVD
DEF LEPPARD have confirmed the plans by Island/Def Jam and Universal/Mercury to release a new DEF LEPPARD compilation album in October, titled "Best Of Def Leppard". Described as "an updated 'replacement' version" of the band's previous greatest-hits compilation, "Vault" (1995),the new collection w...September 7, 2004
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DRY KILL LOGIC, MOTOGRATER To Team Up For Co-Headlining Tour
DRY KILL LOGIC and MOTOGRATER will be teaming up for a three-week co-headlining tour in October. Exact cities and dates for the Jägermeister-presented trek, dubbed "The New Level of Aggression Tour 2004", will be announced soon. As previously reported, DRY KILL LOGIC will be hitting the road with NO...September 1, 2004
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METALLICA Starting To Think About Next Album
METALLLICA frontman James Hetfield has told Launch Radio Networks that they are starting to think about their next project. According to Hetfield, the group has been preparing for each concert in their backstage "jam room," and have started coming up with ideas for new songs. "I'm really excited to...September 1, 2004
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